I guess what the NCAA is saying with the forfeits, Linda, is it went on too long.
One main vibe to come from the extension and forfeits is: It needs to be 100 percent pure in all sports!
Concerning the forfeits, or the blotting of the games from the '05 record, do ticket holders get their money back?
So the NCAA is about as clear in its wording as it is in its policy.
The eight games were erased?< p>Like a blackboard by a kid made to stay after school?
More raises!
Vacate a win?
Crooks on TV vacate the premesis.
How do you vacate a win? Get hypnotized? What do teams OU played that year do, vacate a loss
The faculty would undoubtedly agree.
On to more serious matters: Can we rush the Texas quarterback?
Now, as the picker states, the NCAA must be consistent. Bob Stoops and Co. kicked the players off the team as soon as the infractions were found. Should they have been found earlier? Probably...but that is indeed what OU is getting penalized for...failure to monitor. Boren says that they did monitor correctly (thus the appeal), and maybe they did...but I think they should just let it rest. If OU had found the infractions and hid it, then we have another issue. USC must be investigated for the alleged payments that the Bush family received. If it was just a stupid booster and USC had no idea, then the penalty should be close to OU's. If USC knew and never reported it, then throw the book at them.
What is scary is that any player or booster can bring embarassment to every major university that competes in sports. If I were a coach, wins and losses would cause my hair to fall out. BUT I WOULD LOSE SLEEP worrying about my players' actions when my staff is not holding their hand during monitored activities.
Did the coaches earn those raises? I suppose not. But those raises are designed to keep the coaches from looking elsewhere as much as they are rewards for good seasons. Besides, Stoops and his staff did perhaps their best coaching jobs this past year considering all that went wrong before and during the season. I know you don't agree picker...so just spare me the words on this.
As for rushing the Texas qb...good question. I'd say the holes left at DE are at the top of the list of defensive concerns. The db's better have improved if the DE's aren't adequate pass rushers, that's for certain.
How about all those offensive weapons? I was just looking at the depth chart. The talent this Sooner team returns on offense is staggering. If the new qb plays good, smart football...and the monster TE's get used just moderately...then I don't see how this bunch can be kept from averaging less than 30 a game. The list of playmakers in the skill positions is just staggering. How's this for a prediction: If the new qb finishes in the top 3 in effeciency in the Big 12 AND the OU pass D finishes in the top 3, they win the NC. The rest of the team is just that good.
